PIG-GIG... Lets do this!! Story P.2

[FerretWYO]

I like it.

[Guru]

[Bill Kissner]

Matty, You are always with the most beautiful women!     Whatayagot?    

[Matty]

SO after lunch and maybe an hour nap, we all gear up at our own pace and trickle away from camp for Julie and myself it was an over the river and through the woods ordeal, Because these were always in the river:
 
It was fun to see them there were lots of calves and Julie was beginning to get attached to them and give them names,    :rolleyes:  
 
anyway the plan for the evening was to head to the WEST end of the field where they appeared to be coming from and head them off before they made it to field maybe in a funnel area or in some thick cover.so we parked the rig.
 Now the field we were hunting in has a road that essesntially makes a loop that covers the perimeter of the field....ish.  So at the split we decided to take the right side so not to disturb the riverside to our left, or south.  So we make our way, its about 4:00. So that gives us plenty of time to get down there 1/2 mile or so. Get set up and wait.

[Matty]

Not 3 minutes of walking I see off to the left a couple Hogs making their way ON THE ROAD, but the other side of the loop...(figures) bout 100 yds away
So I say "lets get back toward the car quickly then cut across the field toward them and cut them off in the thick stuff."  So we boogie Looking back every few yards to see where they are so we dont cut the field too short and run into them.

Now pigs only stand 2-3 feet tall; so any bush , shrub, thorn patch  taller than them is going to  cover your view. we kept an eye almost the whole way,but it didnt matter cause we KNEW where they were and at the least the direction they were heading. Well sure enough looking back We lost them.  We figured we were far enough ahead cause we were running hahaha.  so we cut the field to try to cut them off.... Well they were NO where to be found. Looking all over and ...nothing. So the 2 of us jump up into this tree like 2 little kids and I tell Julie... OK I'll look East toward the Bigger part of the Field you look West where they were and then maybe we can see what they are doing.

Well about 1/2 hour goes by and Nothing still when I decide to look back in the direction  (She was supposed to be looking) And Sure enough there they were moving across the field almost RIGHT WHERE WE WERE when we spotted them!
She was watching this Bluebird
 

[Matty]

Again... Figures So we start making our way BACK That way across the field.
 
Now unless you know me personally I should tell you I HATE 2 weather phenomenons BRIGHT AND SUNNY and WIND.  I was now dealing with BOTH! Yaaaayyy! SO the Suns setting WEST the pigs are coming from the WEST I'm looking Directly into the Sun and the Wind...Needless to say Is BLOWING erratically.
So we get about 100 yards away, And On with the "action cam" I turn.  
 Now I have VERY limited Pig hunting experience this being my actual 6th day ever. But what I have learned about them is they are either on the move.....Or face in the ground rooting stuff up.... So were squatting down ...Thorns in Butt (yes again) and they arent Budging.... 1/2 hr goes by... So I decide to move in.. I re assure Julie that they wont hear the camera please take lots of pictures (into the sun) HAHA
The landscape in this particular part of the field is sparse, Couple Bushes of sage and thorns a few trees so I'm looking for places to hide as we are working our way toward each otherevery 20 yards or so I find myself moving a few back to hide incase they move in.  They dont I advance and hold... Man the action cam is getting sweet views...
and in a few pics heres what Julie was getting...
 
 
 
 

Again we really stepped in them... there were about 20 10 piglets and about 4 boars and 6 sows probably more, Either way I worked my way closer and closer to where I simply couldnt go any further
 
 
As you can tell from the pic, theres just a bush between them and me. They Also are further than they look maybe 40 yards from what I recall.  So obviously from this spot...All I can do is wait with hopes theyll move in and somewhere between wind gusts I'll Pull off a shot!
Pigs are a BLAST to watch, The little ones Scurry about The big ones get annoyed with each other and chase each other off then re group... The little ones will feed on mamma, etc. Man that action cam is going to have some killer footage.  OS I get spotted or winded a few times...They throw a huff and re group Faces to the Floor and I was really hoping to get a hit on this multi colored (calico) Sow..It was just real cool looking and she was making her way in my direction...ish  HAHA
well this boar kind of notices me and makes his way off to my left Giving me the stare down about 30 yds or so Squeals and snorts.. Runs about and does this for a few minutes. Here and there...Well The have DEFINATE sounds, and I quickly learned and ALERT Squeal, Cause he eventually did it and they eventually made their way AWAY from us. Bummer But man how cool! I really hopes She got some good pix But I know she was fixated on those Piglets!  All In All I was stoked for that evening hunt as It was JUST like the night before a few less pigs but there were plenty!
Cant WAIT to see that video footage!!

[Matty]

In this pic, on the left you can see the pig who was making his move in on me, hes facing me at this point.

 

[Matty]

Just a couple more for fun, Oh and this was cool Talk about a BAD Birth mark... Look at the HEART SHAPED SPOT on the pig in the second pic!
 
 

[Tom Phillips]

Matty,
 Keep up the pics & story tellin !!!

[Dirtybird]

This is great really enjoying the pics.  Pigs are a blast to hunt.

[Bowmag]

We had a lot of hogs in that area. Wish we had a few more days out there. That's cool that you had a photographer to take pictures.

[steadman]

  great story!!

[Tater]

Nice story telling..and pictures...

[Whip]

Great stuff Matty - keep bringing it!
But you shouldn't be carrying this story alone - let's hear yours too TP  

[Terry Green]

[BDann]

Sounds like a blast!  Keep it coming!  

[Matty]

So upon getting Back to camp that night a couple of us stood around the fire ring sharing stories and a few micro brews.  Thomas Rolls in said he Nailed one or 2 cant remember I lost count, LOL. And Uncle Berry Rolls in with one in the back of his truck Claimed to be a 80 pounder or so But after seeing Bisch's 210 lb.er in his latest post, I'm starting to wonder about the Guesstimated weights of all these pigs.     :rolleyes:  
Anyway, That night began the Wensel Story Tellin'. again Nobody tells a story or remembers as many details as Gene and Barry. They are seriously one after another and they keep getting funnier as the night goes on. Having been on a few trips with them now I'm begining to wonder if I couldnt write my own books about them telling stories!
The super funniest part about it was after we were all turned in Julie asks me...IS that TRUE....(about all the stories)  I just laugh!
It's anyones guess anymore.  And if you've heard them youll know that One of Barrys Favorite finish up lines for a lot of things is..."I mean, you gotta be $#!++ing me!" It truly puts a smile on my face and I think it should be put on his Headstone!
not too soon though.
Well that night was rediculous with RAIN. I mean it POURED! Julie and I were in my big 2 room tent..It was cold but tollerable but the sound of rain on a tent is like pellets hitting a tin roof. LOUD! so sleeping wasnt that great cause of the noise... Plus you could hear the snoring through the outside wall of the Bunkhouse HAHAHA, and that was louder. So the next morning everyone was on DELAY getting up, I hit snooze a few times for sure cause it was going to be a wet one.  Well we eat breakfast and head out into an Overcast morning. (my favorite weather) No Blinding sunlight, cool and damp. Down the Muddy clay road we go over the cattle guard make a right...more clay mud... down the hill and HUUUGGG  a HUGE mud hole still FULL with water and Lots of it.
Well now I'm skeptical because Colburn had gone out and came back and was hunting around thickets near the house. So if his Tundra couldnt get through, hows My dinky Subaru gonna make it. So I bagged the Idea of attempting to go through it and I decided wed hunt the random brush areas that are accessible by road and walking. Were in good shape so walking a lot is no big deal...So we did poking about and enjoying the weather the quiet ground and the Cows.
   
  Needless to say the morning was a wash, No pigs were seen. From what I recall by most of us. Thomas probably shot a few more, but thats to be expected and its not that exciting any more..LOL  (kidding)
So back to the routine eat lunch, hang out, nap, go for a walk Take some pictures look for rocks and sheds and things till we head out for the evening hunt...Oh and relocating the tent OUT of the puddle it had been sitting in from the nights rain!
   
   
   
   

[Matty]

So that evening we set out again taking the same path back to our field with the hopes that our giant mud hole would be evaporated or gone... or something...Well No such luck, but I was feeling Bold "were going through it"  Cause I want to hunt dammit!  So I blasted through this thing and the forester Just laughed!! HAHAHA! lol
Should have done that in the morning idiot...anyway we make it through over the second cattle guard, make another right down the road to the locked gate. But before we get there I look way up on the hill off in the distance.... I see the "Black Spot" Quickly grab my new Zeiss 10x42 conquest HD's, and **BAM** "PIG"! I say.....

[Bowmag]

You tell a great story, Matty. I'm learning more about your hunt now than when I was there. I appreciate your efforts.

[Mike Gerardi]

  Great pics. I love chasen TX hogs. Keep it coming.